Report: Chelsea now want to sign £10m full-back to cover Reece James, he could come with Enzo Fernandez

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Chelsea are reportedly heavily considering raiding Argentina’s World Cup winning camp for several of their players.

According to Marca, Todd Boehly is not only lining up a move for Enzo Fernandez.

He is also apparently leaning towards transfers for Alexis Mac Allister, and perhaps more importantly, Nahuel Molina.

Molina was one of the unsung heroes of his nation’s ultimate triumph in Qatar earlier this month.

Whilst Lionel Messi dazzled, Nicolas Otamendi defended, Emi Martinez distracted and Fernandez disrupted, the Atletico Madrid defender stuck to his duties admirably.

The 24-year-old started all but one of Argentina’s seven matches in the competition, scoring and assisting once apiece en route to the final.

He was slightly unfortunate to miss out on the team of the tournament, although Achraf Hakimi rightly earned the nod from the organisers.

But in terms of titles, Molina wouldn’t swap his global accolade for Hakimi’s personal one.

They might want to trade off stories about Chelsea, however.

Before Todd Boehly received the keys to Stamford Bridge, the previous chain of command attempted to sign Hakimi from Inter Milan.

Morocco’s full-back instead joined Paris Saint-Germain last July.

Chelsea did not manage to source another right-back that season, despite the injury to Reece James at the beginning of the year.

Fast forward to the very end of 2022, and the Blues are almost in an identical situation.

Nahuel Molina could make Chelsea very happy

James will be absent for a further few weeks, following a fresh issue he picked up against Bournemouth on Tuesday.

With the January window fast approaching, Boehly is seemingly on the look-out for cover for the side-lined academy graduate.

Josip Juranovic and Denzel Dumfries have been linked, but Molina is a relatively new name added to the list.

The Cobham heirehcy did reportedly attempt to acquire the Argentine in the summer, just months after his £10m move to Atletico.

Could round two be on the cards? It’s all on Boehly to make the killer blow.